Catalytic synthesis of carbon nanotubes using Ni- and Co-doped calcium tartrates

Calcium tartrate doped with Ni and/or Co has been used as a catalyst source in the chemical vapor deposition synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Thermolysis of doped calcium tartrate in an inert atmosphere was shown to yield Ni, Co or Ni–Co nanoparticles ∼6 nm in diameter dispersed in a calcium ox...

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Veröffentlicht in:Carbon (New York) 2009-06, Vol.47 (7), p.1701-1707
Hauptverfasser: Shlyakhova, E.V., Yudanov, N.F., Shubin, Yu.V., Yudanova, L.I., Bulusheva, L.G., Okotrub, A.V.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Calcium tartrate doped with Ni and/or Co has been used as a catalyst source in the chemical vapor deposition synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Thermolysis of doped calcium tartrate in an inert atmosphere was shown to yield Ni, Co or Ni–Co nanoparticles ∼6 nm in diameter dispersed in a calcium oxide matrix. The CNT synthesis was carried out by ethanol vapor decomposition at 800 °C. The structure of the products was characterized by transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. It was found that Ni nanoparticles embedded in CaO provide the narrowest diameter distribution of CNTs, while the bimetallic Ni–Co catalyst allows the formation of the thinnest CNTs with the outer diameter of ∼2 nm. This type of CNT is more likely to be responsible for the lowest value of the turn-on field (∼1.8 V/μm) for the emission current detected for the latter sample.
ISSN:0008-6223
1873-3891
DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2009.02.018